Against the odds, delivering mental health support in Yemen
(World News Science)

SANA`A, Yemen - Years of war, poverty and gender-based violence have taken a serious toll on the mental health of many women and girls in Yemen. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic hardships have only aggravated their situation. Marwa* has experienced these stresses first-hand. After her parents divorced, when she was only 9 years old, Marwa took over caring for her younger siblings. On top of this burden, her unstable father began to abuse her, beating her severely and refusing to allow her to attend school. Recently, he forced her to marry an older man. She is only 16. `Marwa called our family counselling hotline in a miserable condition only two weeks after her wedding,`...